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National Geographic : 1916 Apr
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Photograph by Lindley Eddy IN TIIE GIANT FOREST OF THE SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA The "General Sherman" Tree, shown on the preceding page and in the frontispiece, belongs to the greatest grove of trees anywhere in the world-the Giant Forest of the Sequoia National Park. The General Sherman fortunately stands on public land, but the majority of the redwoods of the Giant Forest are privately owned. Though it was to pre serve this incomparable group of trees that the Sequoia National Park was created by Congress in 18go, funds have been lacking to buy about I,ooo acres scattered through the grove, in 40-acre tracts, on which stand most of the best trees. The owners have expressed a willingness to dispose of their lands to the government and have given options on their holdings, but Congress has never appropriated the money for their purchase. If Congress does not soon appropriate the $50,ooo required, it is to be hoped that sufficient funds may be raised by private subscription to buy the private holdings in the park and donate them to the National Government. While these splendid trees are in private hands, there is always the possibility of their destruction. 415
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